Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

Is CENX or KALU more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 5.17% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 2.05%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 19.06% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Aluminum	5.17%	19.06%	6.43%
Kaiser Aluminum	2.05%	8.03%	2.41%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CENX or KALU?

61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, suggesting that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CENX or KALU?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum and Century Aluminum both had 15 articles in the media. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 0.78 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Aluminum	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kaiser Aluminum	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum currently has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.26%. Kaiser Aluminum has a consensus price target of $69.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.78%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Kaiser Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has better earnings & valuation, CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kaiser Aluminum. Century Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kaiser Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Aluminum	$2.36B	0.90	$336.80M	$1.18	19.41
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.02B	0.44	$46.80M	$3.89	21.31

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.